Trimmer-board.



PATBNTED OCT. 22. 1907.

C. T. RIDGELY. TRIMMER BOARD. Arrmoulou FILED JULY 1a, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. RIDGELY, OFSPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD TRIMMER COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TRIMMER-BOARD.

No. 869,020. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed July 1906- Serial 326,378.

To all whom it may concern: in a true horizontal or vertical position, as the case may Be it known that I, CHARLES T. RIDGELY, a citizen be. That side of the recess dextending across the of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the straight-edge l, is provided with a cut-away portion or county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented cerrecess 16 immediately adjacent to the sight opening in tain new and useful Improvements in Trimmer-Boards, the spirit-level when the same is moved to the 90 degree of which the following is a specification, reference being mark on the scale and permits the sight opening to be had therein to the accompanying drawings. easily seen.

My invention relates to trimmer boards, and more With the construction herein described it will be seen particularly to that class of trimmer boards which carry that 1 have provided a spirit-level which is embodied 10 a spirit-level for adjusting the position of the board, and in the straight-edge itself and which may be moved to has for its object the production of such a board which adjust the straight-edge in any position from zero to 90 will be cheap and durable and in which the spirit-level degrees, the spirit-level being held in the adjusted posimay be mounted in the manner allowing its ready adtion by the coiled spring 12 bearing against the head of justment to any desired angle. the screw 9 and the bottom of the recess 11 in the said 15 With these objects in view my invention consists in spirit-level, and that the same may be readily main the construction hereinafter described and more partained in a true position by means of the adjusting ticularly pointed out in the claims. screws 15,

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is While I have described my invention in detail, I a plan view of a portion of a trimmer board having the wish it to be understood that the same is not limited to 20 spirit-level secured thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical section the details of construction which may be varied withof the same on the line $.12,- and Fig. 3 is a detail view of out departing from the principle of my invention. the fastening means for the spirit-level.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I In Carrying out my invention I employ a trimmer claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, board or straight-edge l, of any suitable type, that pre- 25 ierred being the form shown in the drawings, in which 1 In a device of the character described, the combmw the trimmer board consists of an aluminium casting tion, with a trimmer board having a depression therein having its edges dressed to form straight edges and a forming a quad'rantal recess in one side of said trimmer A s board and a projection on the opposite side thereof, of a gu de groove 2 cut in the suifaco theieof to receive the sDiriHevel pivoted in the right angle of Said qua dram m1 guide member of a cutting tool.

recess, and adjusting screws extending through the 30 In order that the board may be as light as possible I straight walls of said depression on opposite sides of said prefer to cast i i h f f a h ll h i d spirit-level to limit the movement thereof, substantially wardly extending flanges 3 and a thin face portion 4. as dcscnbed' seculjed to the nude? Slide of thls Shell and pliefeljably tion, with the trimmer board having a recess therein, of a cast integral therewith is a recess 5 in the form of a spiritlevel having a recess in one end thereof a coiled 35 quadrant and provided along the arc thereof with a spring Within said recess, a screw extending through said scale 6. In the corner of this quadrant opposite the scale recess and engaging Said trimmer li) 2 t 0f 2 v (r' "0' a, is a lug 1 having a screw threaded aperture 8 adapted to :E:g coned Spun Sn 5 m m y s e l i the screw spun-level 10 havmg a Lecess 3. In a device of the character described, the combinall in one end thereof is mounted on the screw 9 and mm with a trimmer board having a recess therein, Said 40 held against movement by a coiled spring 12 contained recess being in the form of a quadrant, and supports \vithwithin the recess 11 and surrounding the stem of the ill Said recess, of a Scale Plate n withillfsaifl recess screw 9. The opposite end of the level is preferably sald SHPPO} and g t0 he men said qnadf 1 1 U J 1 d 1 t dt (T a rant, and a spirit-level pivoted at one end in the light Olmec I a S 0t 01 News 0 an M e 0 ennaqe angle of said recess and having a guide adapted to engage the scale member 6 which I prefer to construct of a thin said Scale m 45 metal plate supported at its opposite ends on the lugs 14 4 n a device of the character described, the combinaand forming a guide for the free end of the spirit-level l0. tioni with e trimmer board having a recess therein, a Extending through the walls of the recess 5 near the zigg i g 25 $2 232: i iig ggz i 22222 2 53 a a supporting lugs for the scale member are ad u g plate secured along the arc of said recess, and a recess in screws 15 which are adapted to bescrewed in and out of the free end of Said pirit-level adapted to engage said 50 the recess in such a manner as to maintain the level, 10 j scale, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, the combina- 5. In a device of the character described, the combinaspiritlevei adapted to engage said scale plate, suhstan- 10 tion, with the trimmer board having a recess therein, said tially as described, recess being in the form of a quadrant, of lugs in the cor- In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence ners of said recess. a spirit-level having a recess in one of two Witnesses. end thereof, :1 coiled spring within said recess, a screw extending through said recess and said spring and engaging one of said lugs, :1 scale plate conforming to the arc of said'recess and secured at its opposite ends to the lugs at the ends of said are, and a recess in the free end of said CHARLES '1. RIDGELY.

Witnesses F. M. IIAGAN, EDWARD L. REED. 

